Entry #552
Floor press:
3 x 3 135, 185, 225 lbs.
2 x 2 255, 275 lbs.
1 x ½ 300 lbs.
1 x 0 300 lbs.
> Very close to putting up 300 on the first attempt. Second was completely futile. The bar didn't rise an inch.
> Form was improved after 255, but arms are still doing most of the lift. Having trouble getting full-body drive. Still, a vast improvement over last week, when I couldn't even put up 275 for 1. Obviously a form issue here, more than anything. Was still a good experience to hold up 300 once again, and it should have carry-over on bench.
Close-grip bench:
3 x 8 185 lbs.
> Barely made the very last rep on the last set. Fatigued.
Tricep pressdowns:
4 x 8 150 lbs.
Lateral raises:
2 x 10 35 lb. dumbbells
1 x 6 40 lb. dumbbells
> Short rest between sets. Good pump. Strict.
> Kept the dumbbells at my sides, rather than in front of me. Much harder this way. Pressure isn't relieved off of the delts between each rep.
Bent-over dumbbell rows:
4 x 8 115 lb. dumbbells
> Not particularly difficult, but the gym doesn't have anything heavier.
Preacher curls:
1 x 5 95 lbs.
1 x 8 75 lbs.
1 x 5 75 lbs.
> Biceps were worn out. Start with 85 next time.
I thought that getting a full body drive out of the floor press was pretty difficult, or did you mean recruiting your chest and lats while still minimizing leg drive?
ReplyDeleteI believe you're supposed to push off with your legs to an extent, but I have trouble keeping my arch and shoulder blades pinched back, as well.
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